MEDIA ADVISORY: US Nature Town Hall
August 1, 2024
For Immediate Release
Contact: Alison Mize, gro.asenull@nosila
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Representatives, Federal Agency Representatives and Authors join with ESA to discuss the state of nature in the US
Long Beach, CA — Leaders in US environmental/science policy will review the emerging details of the first ever National Nature Assessment (NNA) and the Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment with the ecological community. ESA incoming President Stephanie Hampton and Jane Lubchenco, Deputy Director for Climate and Environment at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will kick off the session by discussing the urgent need to understand the state of nature and climate ÂÂin the US. The assessments aim to report on the condition and trends in nature within the United States, the ways nature affects the economy, public health, environmental justice, climate mitigation and adaptation and national security.
Panelists from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Federal Agencies and assessment authors will discuss the connections between the NNA and the Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment.
| WHAT: | US Nature Town Hall |
| WHO: |
Speakers are available for interviews. Jane Lubchenco, Deputy Director for Climate and Environment at White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Phil Levin, Director of the National Nature Assessment, United States Global Change Research Program Allison Leidner, Senior Advisor, US Department of the Interior Julie Robinson, Deputy Director for Earth Sciences, NASA  Stephanie Hampton, Incoming ESA President, Deputy Director, Biosphere Sciences and Engineering, Carnegie Institution for Science |
| WHEN: | Monday, August 5, 2024, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT |
| WHERE: | Long Beach Convention Center, Room 104A |
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For the full Town Hall program and additional information about the speakers, scan the QR code below or click here.
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The upcoming ESA Annual Meeting will take place August 4–9 in Long Beach, California, and will feature hundreds of oral and poster presentations on the latest ecological science. Learn more on the meeting website. ESA invites press and institutional public information officers to attend for free. To register, please contact ESA Public Affairs Manager Mayda Nathan directly at gro.asenull@adyam. On-site registration and virtual registration (providing access to the entire program and a limited number of hybrid sessions) are also available.
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